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  United We Stand

Posted by: Democratic Republic Of Eiria
10-28-2020, 06:34 PM
Forum: International Affairs
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Taugen Airport, Outside Geminus, Eiria
April 3rd, 2020

Alice Lancaster sat in the Limousine parked outside the Taugen Airport's first terminal, careful to not sit too close to the windows. Even though the windows were tinted, if she was seen, or worse, pictured... It could destroy the shroud of secrecy this project had been created on. She watched the Terminal doors open and close, people pouring out of it at different intervals. The biggest Airport in Eiria probably wasn't a good meeting place in retrospect, She thought. The Limousine Driver stood outside, instructed to wave down their passenger as soon as they arrived.

Rahul Srinivas, recently appointed Legionite Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was a relatively unknown man outside Legionas. He was however known as a shrewd and calculated man within the corridors of power, a powerful asset for Nicholas Moretti. He checked his environs while he walked, calmly moving through the Terminal, admiring the relative calm among the travelers who moved about in a relatively orderly fashion. A passenger knocked into him, momentarily startling Srinivas. "Damn, of course I just had to cause a commotion while trying to be as inconspicuous as possible!" He thought. He aided the lady, who had fallen her purse, and whispered a rushed yet friendly apology as he proceeded towards the exit. He noticed the limousine parked at the entrance to the terminal, and who he believed to be the contact he was informed to meet with. He proceeded on and was ushered into the waiting limousine by who he assumed to be the driver.

Alice donned a diplomatic smile as Srinivas entered the Limousine and took a seat across from her. "It's a pleasure, Deputy Minister. I must admit, though your resumè was hard to find, It was quite impressive. You're known as a Legionite 'Secret Weapon', something I quite admire."

"Well thank you, Ms Lancaster, your reputation precedes you and it's a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for the praise, a true compliment from you." Rahul took off his hat and placed it on his lap while placing his briefcase securely between his legs in one deft move. "Now where to, Ms Lancaster?"

"The National Archives Building, actually. There's a Meeting room there that overlooks the first few floors, and that is secretive enough to not be detected. Plus, we have the ability to order lunch from the Restaurant connected to the Archives. It's a really nice meeting space, in my opinion. It's been reserved for us for the rest of the day." She tapped on the divider, and the Driver pulled out of the Airport Pickup lane.

Rahul glanced out of the window, analyzing the façade of the airport for the few moments he could, allowing his mind to preoccupy itself while also collecting his thoughts on his task. He was one of the chief proponents of the negotiation of a Catican Union, an organization that could greatly strengthen every Catican nation that was willing to get involved in such an organization. He was wary, however, of the continent's recent spikes in instability, the greatest catalyst being the Xiomerans, with the current civil war being a topic well within international discourse. His thoughts were briefly interrupted by a thought. "Ms Lancaster, do you believe in Caxcanan Unity and cooperation?"

Alice paused for a few moments, considering the question. "That would depend on your definition of unity. I believe in Cooperation. I believe we can come together for our greater interests. But I don't believe that Caxcana would be able to integrate fully, as one whole nation. An economic and Political Union, sure. But not a sovereign nation. Our nations and cultures are too different to be a single combined nation. At least, that's just my opinion." She sighed. "Enough conflict and controversy will attack this potential Caxcanan Union already. I can't imagine the chaos of a full Caxcanan Sovereign nation." She looked across the limo at the Deputy Minister. "What are your opinions on the subject?"

Rahul mulled over her words, sifting through her points which he indeed agreed with, but as with all opinions, there was always a caveat. He nevertheless decided that he agreed with her, and was now excited for what they could accomplish in their meeting at The Archives Building. "Ms Lancaster, hopefully we can sow the seeds of a great Caxcanan Union of nations today, and I most definitely agree with you on that last part. Caxcana simply is too diverse to unify into a singular sovereign state."

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The Limo came to a halt in front of a grand stone building with small gardens tracing the steps. The Façade was supported by tall pillars, making the roof that jutted out above the entrance look supported. A large inscription in Eirian traced above the multiple sets of doors. "Welcome, Mister Srinivas, to the Eirian National Archive." Alice donned a baseball hat and a pair of sunglasses, hoping to arouse less attention as they entered. She lead Srinivas through the doors into a large cavernous building.

The Archive Building was a huge domed building, with a set of help desks positioned directly below the center of the dome. The outer ring of the circular interior had multiple levels, consisting of rooms full of files, pictures, and documents. "Minister Lancaster, here for a conference. I reserved Crown Room One." She spoke to a security guard, who let them skirt around the Metal Detectors and past the Check-in Desks. "So, what do you think? Stereotypically Eirian, to have a huge, elegant building like this for Records?".

"Well, I'd say it looks grand, it actually reminds me of Aunistria and her artificial feel of elegance via her new buildings, perhaps something we picked off you lot. I wonder how much information this building holds within its walls." Srinivas adjusted his hat and moved his briefcase to his more dominant left hand while being led by Alice.

"Well, a good chunk of our records are digitized, but this building still holds an absurd amount of physical information as well. Anyone with a certain clearance can learn a dangerous amount of things." She walked over to a double door labeled "Authorized Personnel Only" and swiped a key card. The doors parted, revealing a bright elevator. "A separate elevator, for secrecy. You can never be too careful." The elevator brought them to the Fifth and highest Floor, and Alice opened the first door they encountered.

Inside was a grand oak meeting table surrounded by comfortable chairs. Bookshelves lined the walls, and a wall of glass overlooked the hustle and bustle of the ground floor below them. "Here we are!". She sat, gesturing for him to choose a seat also.

Srinivas took a seat, easing up a little as he relaxed in his seat. He analyzed the room, his eyes skimming through the bookshelves, nodding subconsciously every time he recognized a title. He grinned and faced Alice. "Well then, here we are indeed! I'd say, this is quite the meeting point," gesturing at the vast array of books which lined the walls of the room. "Alright then, I was sent here by Prime Minister Nicholas Moretti, on behalf of our government to commence negotiations into an economic and possibly political union of Caxcanan nations. We believe, as a nation, that increased continental cooperation is required in such turbulent times." He placed his briefcase on the table and removed a series of documents, neatly organized and bound. "Although I'm sure you knew that already," he smiled.

Alice smiled back. "Maybe I did. Though a reminder is always helpful." She sat back, contemplating the situation. "Although I'm sure a proposition for increasing continental cooperation will be welcomed on the Senate Floor, there will be much hesitation across the board on certain aspects of this Union. Particularly its jurisdiction and management. It'll be an interesting thing to negotiate, politics wise"

"Ah yes, of course!" Rahul smirked "There's been quite the debate within the higher circles of our government as to several aspects of this union however we do still see it prudent to go ahead with it and work all of this out with your government." He slid the documents over to Alice and continued "These are the provisional blueprints we've devised on our side for the union for perusal on your side. We hope that both our governments can negotiate and agree upon a joint blueprint soon in the future."

She opened the documents and scanned them, her facial expression blank and thoughtful. She closed the file and looked back at Srinivas, nodding. "This is a good start to a union, I must admit. Though we may want to add a few things, just for an Eirian touch." She stood and picked up a few menus off of a nearby bookshelf. "Would you like something for Lunch? I can't really do much to edit or propose edits without a Committee of Senators, I'm afraid. Eirian bureaucratic processes are anything but simplistic."

"Oh, for sure, I know how annoying bureaucratic processes can be." He skimmed the menus for a bit, "I think I'll only have a cup of tea today, not really hungry unfortunately."

"Okay, I'll call that in." Alice tapped on the screen in the center of the long table, navigating the menus. "There we are. That should be up soon." She sat back down and took another look through the documents. "Do you mind if I make a copy of these, so I can make some notes? The first meeting of the new Caxcanan Union Committee is tomorrow, so I can draw up some notes before then. Oh, and that reminds me." She slid an ID card across the table to Srinivas. "This is your Clearance Card for Tomorrow. Since the meeting was classified as S-10, the second-highest clearance in Eiria, you needed special diplomatic clearance. Though you do have to sign for it." She slid a paper and pen across the table as well.

"Don't worry, you can keep that batch of documents and make copies." He began signing his clearance papers, "I've gotta say, this is quite the honor, having such a high security clearance," he laughed and took the ID card, analyzing it, "I'm assuming we'll be meeting here tomorrow, or will we occupy another venue?"

"We will actually be meeting in the Senate Building, in one of the Committee Meeting rooms. All four party leaders, as well as various other members of the Senate, Speaker Nērala, and my brother will be present. The spoken language will be English, not Eirian, for your convenience."

"Oh, why thank you, I'll admit I've always wanted to learn Eirian but I really have never been good at languages. It'll be interesting to meet them and I hope we can start off on the right foot."

She nodded. "So do I. I think we'll be fine, as long as Dukov and Legrand don't start arguing. As entertaining as it may be, it would stall negotiations significantly. And that's probably not the best thing to do in front of a foreign dignitary."

"Well then, let's hope we get something done without them squabbling." Rahul said.

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  The Sunemia Chronicle

Posted by: Sunemica
10-22-2020, 12:19 AM
Forum: IDU Newswire
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The Sunemia Chronicle
Renew Sunemia and LDs rises in the legislative election polls of Marin
An new DataPrax/Lakewood Jornal poll shows Renew Sunemia at 19%, a 7% increase since the 2017 elections. The poll also shows the Liberal Democrats at 48% (+8% since 2017), Progress at 18% (no change) and the Conservative Front at 14% (-15% since 2017).
The fall among the Conservative Front is largely atributted to an shift among to the right in the party and after the popular Conservative Front governor Davis Riversadi declined to seek reelection in 2017.

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  The Free HOA of Maraix Listserv

Posted by: Maraix
10-16-2020, 07:09 PM
Forum: IDU Newswire
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Subject: FW: exciting updates!
From: karen@maraix.com
Date: Friday, October 16 at 10:10 AM
To: IDU Newswire

Updates for public distribution.

Warmest regards,
Karen Kreider
President
The Free Homeowners’ Association of Maraix

Begin Forwarded Message: ---------------------------------------------------

Subject: exciting updates!
From: april@maraix.com
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 2:27 PM
To: HOA@lists.maraix.com

To my dear neighbors,

I’m most excited to share with you these updates from the board:

  • Ina’anara and Odette let me know that the winter stock of honey improved with a generous flow and they think we are going to have an even bigger harvest by the end of summer! I’m looking forward to a huge hive party come harvest time. MP will form the planning committee in November.
  • As you know, I left the island in July to represent the board at the 2020 Climate Conference (despite my feelings about public speaking), but the event was unfortunately cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Though I most looked forward to the sights and culture of Lauchenoiria, which I’ve never been, I’m treasuring the silver linings and spending extra time with my cousin on North Indigo. I’ll work here until I’m back on the island with the October shipment, when I'll catch up with all of you.
  • Last, but most important, Karen got an Inmarsat call yesterday from Leon, our beloved lawyer-friend-unicyclist extraordinaire, who’s been in Laeralsford since April working tirelessly on our island’s independence case. We don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch, but the board wants you to know a hearing was set for November 10th and Leon is CONFIDENT! Mark your calendars because this is the day EVERYTHING changes for ALL of US!!!


Look forward to seeing you soon,
April Mills-Orliff
Secretary
The Free Homeowners’ Association of Maraix
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass...it’s about learning how to dance in the rain. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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  Presidential Elections Held

Posted by: TheNationofthePeople
10-08-2020, 01:32 AM
Forum: Embassy of Europeia
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President Peeps Elected in Close Election

Contact Information (Discord): Forilian#8262

(Europeia, October 3, 2020) - The citizens of Europeia elected Peeps as president in an election held on Friday, October 3. Peeps, along with his vice president, Pichtonia, defeated Lime/Calvin 54.5 percent to 43.9 percent, with 1.5 percent going to Re-Open Elections. Both Peeps and Pichtonia were on the Cabinet before the election, serving as grand admiral and attorney general respectively.

"I thank the people of Europeia for electing me and look forward to what we can accomplish this term," said the newly elected president. The vice president adds that he is "happy and very honoured." to be elected, and that "the Vice Presidency has been my dream office since my early Europeian days. Monkey has left me a high bar for this office and I hope I'll do my very best to do it justice.".

The Senate has confirmed the following individuals into the Cabinet:
Kuramia, minister of foreign affairs;
Istillian, grand admiral;
Malashaan, minister of interior;
Forilian, minister of communications;
SkyGreen24, minister of world assembly affairs;
Sopo, minister of radio;
Calvin Coolidge, minister of culture; and
Aexnidaral, attorney general.

The nominees were not voted on until after the by-election to replace Senator Common-Sense Politics, who resigned recently, was held on October 4.

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More news from the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation available here: https://forums.europeians.com/index.php?...n.4010143/

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  Presidential Elections Held

Posted by: TheNationofthePeople
10-08-2020, 01:32 AM
Forum: Embassy of Europeia
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President Peeps Elected in Close Election

Contact Information (Discord): Forilian#8262

(Europeia, October 3, 2020) - The citizens of Europeia elected Peeps as president in an election held on Friday, October 3. Peeps, along with his vice president, Pichtonia, defeated Lime/Calvin 54.5 percent to 43.9 percent, with 1.5 percent going to Re-Open Elections. Both Peeps and Pichtonia were on the Cabinet before the election, serving as grand admiral and attorney general respectively.

"I thank the people of Europeia for electing me and look forward to what we can accomplish this term," said the newly elected president. The vice president adds that he is "happy and very honoured." to be elected, and that "the Vice Presidency has been my dream office since my early Europeian days. Monkey has left me a high bar for this office and I hope I'll do my very best to do it justice.".

The Senate has confirmed the following individuals into the Cabinet:
Kuramia, minister of foreign affairs;
Istillian, grand admiral;
Malashaan, minister of interior;
Forilian, minister of communications;
SkyGreen24, minister of world assembly affairs;
Sopo, minister of radio;
Calvin Coolidge, minister of culture; and
Aexnidaral, attorney general.

The nominees were not voted on until after the by-election to replace Senator Common-Sense Politics, who resigned recently, was held on October 4.

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More news from the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation available here: https://forums.europeians.com/index.php?...n.4010143/

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  Regional Update, Autumn 2020

Posted by: Lauchenoiria
09-28-2020, 01:26 PM
Forum: Office of the Delegate
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It's called autumn, not fall :wink:

It's that time again, to begin thinking about our next quarterly update to go out to other regions. Following the same schedule as before, we will distribute the update at the end of October. This gives us about a month to write it up from now. There are a few things that I'd like to see included, but more ideas are more than welcome - and needed! Ideas so far:

  • Something about N-Day - [nation]Lauchenoiria[/nation]
  • Article on the wiki - this was suggested last time but not completed, my fault - author needed
  • Something on the Film Festival if it concludes in this time - author needed
  • Article about AoP and RP in general - [nation]Xiomera[/nation]
  • Sports & roadmap for future sports - [nation]Legionas[/nation]

Please reply with your ideas and what you're willing to write!

Note: articles should preferably be between 300 and 600 words.

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  Democratic Times News Service

Posted by: Xiomera
09-21-2020, 08:21 AM
Forum: IDU Newswire
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The Democratic Times News Service is an independent, not-for-profit international news agency. It styles itself as the "first source for unbiased, independent journalism in the IDU" and prides itself on not being under the control of any national government or national news service. It operates as a cooperative and provides its coverage to subscribing media outlets throughout the IDU. Its reporters are often the first to break news from places where other reporters are not able to operate, and the more authoritarian nations within the IDU often try to deny it access. The official motto of the DTNS is "Transparency, Accuracy and Accountability for All."

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  EurOlympics

Posted by: TheNationofthePeople
09-10-2020, 11:39 PM
Forum: Embassy of Europeia
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Hey you!

Are you tired of sitting around? Tired of watching the same dull sports day in, day out?

Fear not, it's time for the EurOlympics!

The EurOlympics has it all, from multiple soccer games to a large marathon, the EurOlympics has you covered. But don't take my word for it, talk to some of our athletes who are preparing to go out and win medals and a chance at glory for their home regions.

So are you adventurous enough? Are you tough enough? Are you ready to face off against some of the best and brightest the world has to offer to bring home to your region some glory and a chance to make some new friends and have some laughs along the way? If so, then I can't wait to see you at the EurOlympics!

https://discord.gg/zAXX63q

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  [AT VOTE] Protecting Legal Rights Of Workers

Posted by: Xiomera
08-04-2020, 06:51 AM
Forum: General Assembly Resolutions
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[box]General Assembly Resolution At Vote

Protecting Legal Rights Of Workers
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.

Category: Regulation

Area of Effect: Labour Rights

Proposed by: Cretox State

The World Assembly,

Noting the importance of protecting the right of workers to be free from mistreatment and exploitation;

Recognizing the efforts of prior resolutions enacted by this most excellent body to enumerate key rights and ensure that workers' rights can be judicially enforced;

Concerned that the inherently unequal bargaining positions of workers and their employers leave the former open to coercion and the threat of retaliation with respect to enforcing their rights;

Understanding that protecting the ability of workers to seek relief for violations of their rights furthers the public interest and protects commerce, hereby:

Defines:

an "employment dispute" as any dispute arising between an employer and one or more individuals or their authorized representative concerning a work relationship between them;

an "arbitration agreement" as any agreement to arbitrate a dispute;

Declares:

subject to extant World Assembly resolutions, no arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable with respect to an employment dispute unless:

the agreement was not mandated by the employer, made a condition of employment or any employment-related benefit, or effected through coercion;

each individual entering into the agreement was informed in sufficiently plain writing of their right to refuse the agreement without fear of retaliation, in addition to any other protections they may have pertaining to the signing of the agreement;

each individual entering into the agreement received a period of at least 30 days to accept or reject the agreement; and

each individual entering into the agreement affirmatively consented to the agreement in writing;

no employer may retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an individual for refusing to enter into an agreement that provides for arbitration of an employment dispute;

no employer may retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an individual for seeking judicial enforcement of their rights;

Clarifies:

no arbitrator shall determine the applicability of this resolution to an agreement to arbitrate;

nothing in this resolution shall apply to any agreement between an employer or a labor organization, or between labor organizations, unless said agreement has the effect of waiving the ability of an individual to seek legal enforcement of their rights;

Urges member nations to protect the rights of workers and ensure that those rights can be legally enforced.[/box]

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  Climate Conference 2020

Posted by: Lauchenoiria
08-03-2020, 05:29 PM
Forum: International Affairs
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Elopolis Exhibition and Conference Centre, Elopolis, Lauchenoiria
Early morning, 3rd August

The city of Elopolis was quiet apart from the sounds of birds tweeting in the early morning air. Despite the early hour, the temperature was already climbing high, the city in the midst of its almost annual heatwave. A street vendor was already setting up an umbrella covering an assortment of fans and reusable water bottles outside the entrance to the train station, waiting to sell ways to keep cool to the tourists and foreign dignitaries who would be unused to the heat.

A brand new NO SMOKING sign was hanging next to the entrance to the conference centre, right below an older sign saying the same thing. It was translated into six languages, and advertised the hefty fines for illegal tobacco possession and the jail sentence for anyone caught on a third offence. A fresh coat of paint covered the graffiti that had once adorned the space underneath the pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks.

Pulling into the station was a rather long train, stretching longer than the platform. Trains on this route were normally shorter, but due to the conference the railway authorities had thought it prudent to increase their capacity. A small crowd stepped out onto the platform, including the workers for the catering company providing conference food, and a group of brightly coloured young people wearing Climate Alliance badges.

As the caterers headed into the conference centre, chatting amongst themselves and showing their IDs to security, the protesters headed across the street to a grassy field which already contained a number of marquees and tables, waiting for a much larger crowd to gather. Some of the group who had got off the train were carrying large coolers full of food, or piles of banners, and one had a badge-making machine that didn’t look particularly portable.

There was a gaggle of police officers lining the gap between where the conference delegates would arrive and where the protesters stood, but most of them looked relaxed and didn’t expect any trouble. That would come later, if the conference wasn’t coming to conclusions that kept the protesters happy. They were less worried about CAL and allies than they were about the far-right groups who had pledged to protest Kerlile’s attendance.

Hours passed, and the field filled up with protesters eating vegan snacks and playing old foreign music. More and more trains arrived, some carrying aides or particularly brave delegates, alongside cars carrying the more important or less courageous delegates (after all, the trains were full of protesters). The sun was beating down even as early as 9am, and the street vendor with the fans was making a considerable amount as people filed off the crowded trains. The climate conference was about to begin.

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